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fulgurate en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. Fulgural, fulgurant.
    • ... the fulgurate dazzle of light along the filament of an incandescent bulb. 2004 July 6, Dean Koontz, The Bad Place, Penguin, →ISBN, page 101:

Forms

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more fulgurate Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most fulgurate Degree=Sup lexicographic

fulgurate en · VERB

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fulgurātus, perfect passive participle of fulgurō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To flash or emit flashes like lightning.
  2. (transitive) To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.

Forms

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fulgurates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fulgurated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fulgurated Tense=Past lexicographic
fulgurating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic